Causes of Seasons

Front

What is located at 0° latitude?

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Equator

Front

What is the season in the Northern Hemisphere when the North Pole is pointed toward the sun?

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Summer

Front

Which season generally has the coldest temperatures?

Back

Winter

Front

What is the degree of Earth's tilt of axis?

Back

23.5°

Front

What is located at 66.5° N in latitude?

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Arctic Circle

Front

What causes the change of seasons on Earth?

Back

The tilt of Earth's axis and its orbit around the sun.

Front

What is the Tropic of Cancer?

Back

A circle of latitude located at 23.5° N, marking the northernmost point where the sun can be directly overhead.

Front

What is the Tropic of Capricorn?

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A circle of latitude located at 23.5° S, marking the southernmost point where the sun can be directly overhead.

Front

What is the significance of the Arctic Circle?

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It is the latitude above which the sun does not set during the summer solstice and does not rise during the winter solstice.

Front

What happens during the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?

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The North Pole is tilted closest to the sun, resulting in the longest day of the year.